AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Little Rock Canyon via Bonneville Shoreline Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,805 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Little Rock Canyon via Bonneville Shoreline Trail is a 5.7-mile out-and-back near Mapleton, UT. The route reaches Little Rock Canyon at the turnaround, 2.9 miles in. It climbs 1,805 ft, with sections as steep as 51% grade, and is mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi4,784 – 5,565 ft · steepest grade: 51%6.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 40.16109, -111.57572
Nearest town Mapleton, UT
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Little Rock Canyon via Bonneville Shoreline Trail

5.7 mi · ▲ 1,805 ft · 2 hr 48 min

Elevation 4,784–5,565 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 40.16109, -111.57572

Weather Sep 4: Clear, high 88°F / low 69° · precip 1% · wind 10 mph · sunrise 6:58 AM · sunset 7:55 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  5. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  6. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto Spring Canyon Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear right, heading NW.
  9. 350 ftSharp left, heading E.
  10. 150 ftContinue straight onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading E.
  11. 1.2 miBear right onto Camel Ridge, heading NW.
  12. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  13. 50 ftBear right onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading NW.
  14. 0.5 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 0.3 miSharp right, heading NW.
  16. 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 0.4 miReach Little Rock Canyon, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  18. 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
  19. 0.3 miBear left, heading S.
  20. 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
  21. 50 ftTurn right onto Camel Ridge, heading S.
  22. 100 ftBear left onto Bonneville Shoreline Trail, heading S.
  23. 1.3 miSharp right onto Spring Canyon Trail, heading NE.
  24. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SE.
  25. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  26. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  28. 50 ftSharp left, heading SE.
  29. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/little-rock-canyon-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

93% dirt2% paved5% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 88°F69°
Feels like82°Precip1%Wind10 mphUV7Humidity16%
Rained 0.2″ 4 days ago (0.3″ over the last week)
Hourly temperature
90°65°
Sunrise 6:58 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:55 PM
Sat 88°68°
Sun 80°59° 56%
Mon 74°55° 56%
Tue 78°52°
Wed 86°58°
Thu 88°60° 24%

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 7:35 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:55 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 8:23 PM.

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Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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